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DM TROJAN
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
TUESDAY
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September 17, 2002
Of interest...
Although hate crimes are on the rise and affect everyone, they remain ignored by the public / 4
News Digest 2 Roundup 2
Opinions 4 Lifestyle 7
The Buzz 7 Classifieds 16
Crossword 17 Sports 20
vol. CXLVII, no. 15 www.dailytrojan.com
Social Work adds building
Construction: Structure next to Montgomery Ross Fisher took four years of planning, will cost about $5.7 million
By LIDIANA P0RTALES
Contributing Writer
The School of Social Work will soon have a new building adjacent to the Montgomery Ross Fisher Building that will house students, faculty and staff in a two-story, 14,660-square-foot structure currently under construction.
The exterior of the building will maintain the architectural style of
the university’s historic core and will complement the Montgomery Ross Fisher Building. Inside, the building will boast state-of-the-art audio and visual systems, wireless technology and a larger computer lab.
Prompted by decreasing space for instruction and research and a generous donation, four years of planning began. The School of Social Work awaited the building that would provide classrooms and aca-
demic and administrative offices for the school’s growing force.
Marilyn Flinn, dean of the School of Social Work, pointed to the school’s growing student and faculty population as the main reason for the new building.
“The school has been growing steadily,” she said. “We have one of the largest active research faculties and the largest graduate program in California.”
She added that the school, ranked eighth in the nation, simply began to outgrow its existing building.
I see Construction, page 13 I
Bonuses
The building for the School of Social Work will include state-of-the-art and wireless technology and a large computer lab
Rachel Elias I Daily Trojan
Hard hats. Construction workers by the School of Social Work consult during a hard day of labor.
Life After Film School
“Barbershop” director Tim Story shows life and work exist after USC’s School of Cinema-Television / 7
DPS increases staffing to watch intersections
Safety: Dismounting bicycles on crosswalks better prevents accidents, possible injuries
By ALEXIS HELLER
Contributing Writer
The Department of Public Safety has increased the number of officers monitoring the campus, asking students to dismount and walk their bikes at specific locations.
Officers have been particularly apparent around Gate 5 at the intersection of McClintock Avenue and 34th Street Several officers have also been sighted at Hahn Plaza.
No specific accidents prompted the increased presence of DPS officers.
“It was done out of necessity,” said DPS Capt Joseph White. “It was a real potential hazard, so we got proactive. The potential for accidents is there; thank God nothing tragic has happened.”
The traffic-laden areas need more monitoring, DPS officials said.
“In those areas, there is a lot of vehicle and pedestrian traffic," said DPS Sgt Mark Cervenak. “It is a traffic-accident preven-
I see DPS, page 15 I
Congress to possibly limit creditors’ access
Money: Legislators consider regulating how companies specifically target students
By KEITH WAGSTAFF
Contributing Writer
The high number of college students stuck in credit card debt has led to growing concern from senators and academic experts on whether to limit credit card companies’ ability to market specifically to students.
"They are more interested in luring students with low minimum payments, free T-shirts and other giveaways than caring about whether their prospective customers
I see Credit, page 13 I
“It was a real potential hazard so we got proactive. The potential for accidents is there; thank God nothing tragic has happened" —♦— JOSEPH WHITE captain Department of Public Safety
Disposable cell phones ringing wrong tune
Cellular
Census
Hop-On Inc.'s disposable cell phones cost $39.99 arid come with 60 minutes of airtime
Technology: Local company’s newest product not catching on with students, who are already attached to own phones
By JULIE KUO
Contributing Writer
A new form of cell phone that allows users to dispose of them after use is not capturing the interests of-most college students, they said.
Hop-On Inc., a telecommunications company based in Garden
Grove, is introducing disposable and recyclable cell phones in convenience stores across the region this week. The technology will also be sold in other major metropolitan areas over the next three months and will be manufactured by “a couple of partners that the company is working with in China and Mexico,” Hop-
On spokesman David Pasquale said.
No stores near the USC campus, however, sell disposable cell phones.
The battery-rechargeable phones are designed for incoming and outgoing calls only and have no voicemail capability, according to the company’s Web site.
They are equipped with 60 minutes of airtime for $39.99 and do not incur long distance or roaming fees. After using all the minutes, con-I see Phone*, page 13 I
Flex-ability. Ray DiBartolomeo shows off his muscles by pumping iron at Venice Beach.
By MARYBEL GONZALEZ
Contributing Writer
Twenty-eight-year old Will Duggan is a USC graduate student in electrical engineering. He works at Raytheon Systems, where he designs radars for the military.
Ray DiBartolomeo is a senior majoring in kinesiology who plans to attend chiropractic school in January.
What do these two students have in common?
They are award-winning amateur body builders.
These two USC students spend hours every week sculpting their bodies to compete in various bodybuilding competitions. At these shows, they perform a variety of poses showing different angles of their body.
At the age of 19, Duggan entered and won first place among the teens in the 1994 Monterey Bay Bodybuilding Classic, sparking his career in the fitness industry. Since then, he has been on the cover of many fitness magazines, done several television appearances and taken part in 13 more competitions.
This year alone, he has placed first in four of the six competitions he entered.
When not training for a compe-I see Bodybuilding, page 15 I

DM TROJAN
Student newspaper of the University of Southern California
TUESDAY
-----♦------
September 17, 2002
Of interest...
Although hate crimes are on the rise and affect everyone, they remain ignored by the public / 4
News Digest 2 Roundup 2
Opinions 4 Lifestyle 7
The Buzz 7 Classifieds 16
Crossword 17 Sports 20
vol. CXLVII, no. 15 www.dailytrojan.com
Social Work adds building
Construction: Structure next to Montgomery Ross Fisher took four years of planning, will cost about $5.7 million
By LIDIANA P0RTALES
Contributing Writer
The School of Social Work will soon have a new building adjacent to the Montgomery Ross Fisher Building that will house students, faculty and staff in a two-story, 14,660-square-foot structure currently under construction.
The exterior of the building will maintain the architectural style of
the university’s historic core and will complement the Montgomery Ross Fisher Building. Inside, the building will boast state-of-the-art audio and visual systems, wireless technology and a larger computer lab.
Prompted by decreasing space for instruction and research and a generous donation, four years of planning began. The School of Social Work awaited the building that would provide classrooms and aca-
demic and administrative offices for the school’s growing force.
Marilyn Flinn, dean of the School of Social Work, pointed to the school’s growing student and faculty population as the main reason for the new building.
“The school has been growing steadily,” she said. “We have one of the largest active research faculties and the largest graduate program in California.”
She added that the school, ranked eighth in the nation, simply began to outgrow its existing building.
I see Construction, page 13 I
Bonuses
The building for the School of Social Work will include state-of-the-art and wireless technology and a large computer lab
Rachel Elias I Daily Trojan
Hard hats. Construction workers by the School of Social Work consult during a hard day of labor.
Life After Film School
“Barbershop” director Tim Story shows life and work exist after USC’s School of Cinema-Television / 7
DPS increases staffing to watch intersections
Safety: Dismounting bicycles on crosswalks better prevents accidents, possible injuries
By ALEXIS HELLER
Contributing Writer
The Department of Public Safety has increased the number of officers monitoring the campus, asking students to dismount and walk their bikes at specific locations.
Officers have been particularly apparent around Gate 5 at the intersection of McClintock Avenue and 34th Street Several officers have also been sighted at Hahn Plaza.
No specific accidents prompted the increased presence of DPS officers.
“It was done out of necessity,” said DPS Capt Joseph White. “It was a real potential hazard, so we got proactive. The potential for accidents is there; thank God nothing tragic has happened.”
The traffic-laden areas need more monitoring, DPS officials said.
“In those areas, there is a lot of vehicle and pedestrian traffic," said DPS Sgt Mark Cervenak. “It is a traffic-accident preven-
I see DPS, page 15 I
Congress to possibly limit creditors’ access
Money: Legislators consider regulating how companies specifically target students
By KEITH WAGSTAFF
Contributing Writer
The high number of college students stuck in credit card debt has led to growing concern from senators and academic experts on whether to limit credit card companies’ ability to market specifically to students.
"They are more interested in luring students with low minimum payments, free T-shirts and other giveaways than caring about whether their prospective customers
I see Credit, page 13 I
“It was a real potential hazard so we got proactive. The potential for accidents is there; thank God nothing tragic has happened" —♦— JOSEPH WHITE captain Department of Public Safety
Disposable cell phones ringing wrong tune
Cellular
Census
Hop-On Inc.'s disposable cell phones cost $39.99 arid come with 60 minutes of airtime
Technology: Local company’s newest product not catching on with students, who are already attached to own phones
By JULIE KUO
Contributing Writer
A new form of cell phone that allows users to dispose of them after use is not capturing the interests of-most college students, they said.
Hop-On Inc., a telecommunications company based in Garden
Grove, is introducing disposable and recyclable cell phones in convenience stores across the region this week. The technology will also be sold in other major metropolitan areas over the next three months and will be manufactured by “a couple of partners that the company is working with in China and Mexico,” Hop-
On spokesman David Pasquale said.
No stores near the USC campus, however, sell disposable cell phones.
The battery-rechargeable phones are designed for incoming and outgoing calls only and have no voicemail capability, according to the company’s Web site.
They are equipped with 60 minutes of airtime for $39.99 and do not incur long distance or roaming fees. After using all the minutes, con-I see Phone*, page 13 I
Flex-ability. Ray DiBartolomeo shows off his muscles by pumping iron at Venice Beach.
By MARYBEL GONZALEZ
Contributing Writer
Twenty-eight-year old Will Duggan is a USC graduate student in electrical engineering. He works at Raytheon Systems, where he designs radars for the military.
Ray DiBartolomeo is a senior majoring in kinesiology who plans to attend chiropractic school in January.
What do these two students have in common?
They are award-winning amateur body builders.
These two USC students spend hours every week sculpting their bodies to compete in various bodybuilding competitions. At these shows, they perform a variety of poses showing different angles of their body.
At the age of 19, Duggan entered and won first place among the teens in the 1994 Monterey Bay Bodybuilding Classic, sparking his career in the fitness industry. Since then, he has been on the cover of many fitness magazines, done several television appearances and taken part in 13 more competitions.
This year alone, he has placed first in four of the six competitions he entered.
When not training for a compe-I see Bodybuilding, page 15 I